JP5560792B2 - Showcase - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a showcase in which a product to be stored is held at a desired temperature state.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a case where the internal structure of the showcase is viewed from the side.
In FIG. 5, an inner duct 3a and an outer duct are used as a common air circulation duct 3 at the bottom and an air circulation duct having two layers on the back and the ceiling between the showcase body 1 and the inner box 2 formed of heat insulating walls. 3b is formed and the blower fan 4 is installed in common at the bottom, and the evaporator 5 is installed in the inner duct 3a. Although not shown, the evaporator 5 constitutes a refrigerant circulation means for circulating the refrigerant together with the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve.

  On the other hand, the inside of the inner box 2 forms a product storage chamber 6, and product placement shelves 6 a to 6 f are installed in a plurality of stages (six in the illustrated example) along the vertical direction, and the product placement shelf at the bottom is placed. Below the shelf 6f, a deck 6g that acts as a commodity placement shelf is provided.

  In the open showcase, air is circulated around the merchandise storage chamber 6 by the operation of the blower fan 4 as indicated by arrows. At that time, the air in the inner duct 3a passes through the evaporator 5 and is cooled. This cold air is blown out from the cold air outlet 7a at the upper end portion of the inner duct 3a and is sucked from the suction port 8 at the lower end portion to form a cold air curtain heading from the top to the bottom in the front opening of the product storage chamber 7. . Similarly, the non-cold air in the outer duct 3b is blown out from the non-cold air outlet 7b at the upper end and sucked in from the suction port 8 at the lower end, and is directed from the top to the bottom toward the outside of the cold air curtain. A cold air air curtain is formed to cool the commodity storage room 6.

The showcase includes a storage box 10 and a cold air introduction means 20 in addition to the above configuration.
There are a plurality of storage boxes 10 (10a) (two in the illustrated example), one is placed on the lowermost product placement shelf 6f, and the other is located below the lowermost product placement shelf 6f. It is placed on a certain deck 6g.

  The storage box 10 placed on the product placement shelf 6f has a front-rear length substantially matching the front-rear length of the product placement shelf 6f, and its front end substantially matches the front end of the product placement shelf 6f. ing. The storage box 10 has a box shape in which a product outlet 11 is formed on the front side and a rear opening 12 is formed on the rear side, and includes a bottom plate 13, a front plate, a top plate, and a side plate formed of a transparent resin material. . The front and rear lengths of the bottom plate 13 substantially coincide with the front and rear lengths of the lowermost product placement shelf 6f.

  The storage box 10a placed on the deck 6g has a front and rear length substantially matching the front and rear length of the deck 6g, and its front end substantially matches the front end of the deck 6g. The configuration is the same as that of the box 10.

  Next, the cold air introduction means 20 includes a cold air introduction path 21 and a cold air introduction hole 22. The cold air introduction path 20 is defined on the front side of the evaporator 5 in the inner layer duct 3 by the rear panel 2 a, the front surface of the evaporator 5 and the shielding plate 31. Here, the back panel 2 b is a panel constituting the back of the commodity storage chamber 6 that forms the inner box 2. The cool air introduction hole 22 is a plurality of holes formed in the back panel 2 b and communicates the cool air introduction path 21 with the commodity storage chamber 6. These cold air introduction holes 22 are provided in the upper region of the lowest product mounting shelf 6f and the upper region of the deck 8g.

  In this configuration, a part of the cold air that has passed through the evaporator 5 is introduced into the commodity storage chamber 6 through the cold air introducing means 21 and the storage boxes 10 and 10a are in a semi-sealed state. , 10a is locally cooled, and the internal temperature can be set to a temperature range lower than that of the product placement shelves 6a to 6e.

  In this way, with respect to the storage boxes 10 and 10a placed on the product placement shelf 6f and the deck 6g, the front and rear lengths of the storage box 10 substantially match the front and rear lengths of the product placement shelf 6f. The front and rear lengths of the storage box 10a placed on the deck 6g substantially match the front and rear lengths of the deck 6g (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-219621 A

  By the way, as shown in the showcase of the said patent document 1, the front-and-back length differs in the merchandise mounting shelf 6f and the deck 6g, and the said storage box is match | combined with the front-and-back length of a merchandise mounting shelf and a deck. Since it is necessary to prepare, a plurality of types of storage boxes are required, which may increase the cost.

  In addition, when only one of the product storage shelves or the deck is good as a storage box, if two storage boxes are prepared in advance, the other storage box must be stored in another place. It was necessary to secure

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a showcase in which the types of storage boxes to be placed on an existing showcase are reduced for common use, and the storage boxes can be freely placed on product placement shelves and decks. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, a showcase according to the present invention is provided in a plurality of stages along a vertical direction in a case main body of a heat-insulating housing having an opening formed on the front surface and a product storage chamber inside the case main body. And a product placement shelf for placing the product to be stored, a product placement shelf for placing the product to be stored, a circulation means for circulating air, and air circulated by the air circulation means The product is made up of an evaporator that cools the product, and a product outlet is opened or closed by a front door in the front, and a rear opening that is an opening on the rear side is formed, and placed on a product placement shelf. In a showcase provided with a storage box and configured to hold a product placed on the product placement shelf at a desired temperature state, the rear end of the storage box is moved according to the depth of the product placement shelf. Possible auxiliary storage, Serial auxiliary housing portion has a substantially U-shaped open top, a substantially U-shaped open top, characterized in that provided pivotably lower rear end of the side plate of the storage box as a support shaft.

  According to the present invention, by providing an auxiliary storage section that can move back and forth in accordance with the depth (front and back length) of the product placement shelf at the rear end of the storage box installed on the product placement shelf, Since a single storage box can be installed on a product placement shelf corresponding to various depths, it can be changed to a shelf position to be installed on the store side, and the types of storage boxes can be reduced.

It is a schematic side view which shows the case where the internal structure of the showcase which shows embodiment of this invention is seen from the side. It is a side view of the storage box shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a side view which shows the state which pulled out the auxiliary storage part, (b) is a side view which shows the state which stored the auxiliary storage part. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the storage box shown in FIG. 2, (a) is a perspective view showing a state in which the auxiliary storage portion is pulled out, and (b) is a perspective view showing a state in which the auxiliary storage portion is stored. It is a side view which shows the other storage box of this invention, (a) is a side view which shows the state which pulled out the auxiliary | assistant storage part, (b) is a side view which shows the state which stored the auxiliary | assistant storage part. It is a schematic side view which shows the case where the internal structure of the conventional showcase is seen from the side.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a showcase according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Note that the same members as those in FIG.
In FIG. 1, an inner duct 3 a and an outer duct are formed as a common air circulation duct 3 at the bottom and a two-layer air circulation duct on the back and ceiling between the showcase body 1 and the inner box 2 made of heat insulating walls. 3b is formed and the blower fan 4 is installed in common at the bottom, and the evaporator 5 is installed in the inner duct 3a. Although not shown, the evaporator 5 constitutes a refrigerant circulation means for circulating the refrigerant together with the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve.

  On the other hand, the inside of the inner box 2 forms a product storage chamber 6, and product placement shelves 6 a to 6 f are installed in a plurality of stages (six in the illustrated example) along the vertical direction, and the product placement shelf at the bottom is placed. Below the shelf 6f, a deck 6g that acts as a commodity placement shelf is provided.

A common storage box 100 that can be placed on the product placement shelves 6a to 6f and the deck 6g is provided.
The back panel 2a of the inner box 2 is provided with a plurality of holes to form a cold air introduction hole 22, and the rear panel 2a, the front surface of the evaporator 5 and the shielding plate 31 are provided on the front side of the evaporator 5 in the inner layer duct 3a. A cold air introduction path 21 for introducing cold air to the cold air introduction hole 22 is formed, and the cold air is guided to the commodity storage chamber 6.

  The storage box 100 includes a box body in which a product outlet 101 is formed on the front side and a rear opening 102 is formed on the rear side, and more specifically, a bottom plate 103, a front plate 104, a ceiling plate made of a transparent resin material. A plate 105 and side plates 106 are provided.

  The product outlet 101 has a front door 101a that opens left and right. A rail is provided between and supported by the front plate 104 and the top plate 105. Further, in the case of this embodiment, the length of the bottom plate 103 before and after is formed to match the length of the product placement shelf 6f.

An auxiliary storage unit 110 is provided at the rear end of the storage box 100 so as to be movable back and forth, and the length of the storage box 100 in the front-rear direction can be changed.
The auxiliary storage portion 110 includes a bottom plate 111 and a side plate 112. The auxiliary storage portion 110 has a substantially U-shape with an open top surface, and a long hole 112a is provided in the front and rear direction on the bottom plate 111 overlapping the lower portion of the side plates 112 and the side plate. Yes.

  Further, the side plate 106 of the storage box 100 is provided with a pin 106a attached to the lower rear portion thereof from the outside to the inside, and fits into the long hole 112a of the auxiliary storage portion 110 via the pin 106a. Is slidably guided as a moving method in the front-rear direction.

  The auxiliary storage part 110 can be moved back and forth within the range of the length of the long hole 112a, and the pin 106a provided on the side plate 106 of the storage box 100 acts as a stopper for movement of the auxiliary storage part 110 in the front-rear direction.

  The bottom plate 111 of the auxiliary storage portion is arranged so as to overlap the bottom portion 103 of the storage box 100. When the auxiliary storage portion 110 is pulled out rearward, the bottom plate 111 has a length that matches the maximum product placing shelf and deck. Even in the pulled out state, the bottom plate 111 of the auxiliary storage part 110 and the bottom part 103 of the storage box 100 are held in an overlapping state.

  In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, when the storage box 100 is placed on the deck 6g, the auxiliary storage portion 110 is slid and pulled backward from the storage box 100, so that the storage box 100 and the auxiliary storage portion are placed. The length before and after 110 is adjusted to the length before and after the deck 6g, and placed on the deck 6g.

  When the storage box 100 is placed on the product placement shelf 6f, the auxiliary storage portion 110 is pushed forward and stored in the storage box 100, and the length of the storage box 100 before and after the storage box 100 is placed. The product is placed on the product placement shelf 6f according to the length of the front and rear of the shelf 6f.

In this manner, the auxiliary storage portion 110 of the storage box 100 may be slid and placed in accordance with the depths (front and back lengths) of the product placement shelves 6a to 6f and the deck 6g.
Therefore, in the storage box 100 placed in this manner, when the product outlet 101 is closed by the front door 101a, a part of the air that has passed through the evaporator 5 is introduced into the interior through the rear opening by the cool air introduction means 20. Inflow air flows out through the rear opening and passes through the upper area of the storage box 100 together with a part of the air introduced by the cool air introduction means 20. It can be sealed and locally cooled. In addition, since the storage box 100 has only to be placed on the product placement shelf 6f, it can be easily applied to an existing showcase. Therefore, it is possible to provide a locally coolable portion in the commodity storage room 6 while utilizing an existing showcase.

  In FIG. 1, for the sake of convenience, an example in which the deck 6g and the product placement shelf 6f are placed on two places is shown. However, only one storage box is installed, or a storage box is placed on another product placement shelf. In that case, it is necessary to provide a cold air introduction hole corresponding to each shelf position.

  In addition, when the front and rear lengths differ for each product mounting shelf, the auxiliary storage part is stored in the storage box, and is aligned with the shelf with the shortest front and rear length, and the auxiliary storage part is pulled out to the front and rear. The storage box and the auxiliary storage portion may be positioned so as to match the long deck.

Furthermore, although the pin 106a was used, it is not restricted to the pin 106a, What is necessary is just to fit in the long holes 112a, such as a screw, and the auxiliary storage part 110 can be slid.
Next, the auxiliary storage unit 110 will be described as an example of a rotation method, not a slide method, as a movement method.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the storage box 200 includes a box body in which a product outlet 201 is formed on the front side and a rear opening 202 is formed on the rear side, and more specifically, a bottom plate 203 formed of a transparent resin material. The front plate 204, the top plate 205, and the side plate 206 are provided, and the length of the bottom plate 203 in the front-rear direction is formed in accordance with the length of the product placement shelf 6f in the front-rear direction.

Next, the auxiliary storage unit 210 includes a bottom plate 211 and a side plate 212, and a hole 212 a is provided in a lower front portion of both side plates 212.
On the other hand, a pin 206 a is attached to the lower rear end of the side plate 206 of the storage box 200, the pin 206 a is inserted into the hole 212 a, and the auxiliary storage portion 210 is disposed so as to be rotatable with respect to the storage box 200.

  In addition, the auxiliary storage unit 210 is arranged in a state of being connected to the rear part of the storage box 200 in an open state when standing upright, and is stored in the storage box 200 in a state of being rotated forward.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case main body 6 Goods storage room 6a-6f Goods mounting shelf 6g Deck 20 Cold air introduction means 21 Cold air introduction path 22 Cold air introduction hole 10,100,200 Storage box 106 Side plate 106a, 206a Pin 110,210 Auxiliary storage part 112a Long hole 212a hole

Claims (1)

A case main body of a heat-insulating housing having an opening formed on the front surface; and a product mounting shelf that is provided in a plurality of stages in a product storage chamber inside the case main body along a vertical direction and on which products to be stored are placed. A circulating means for circulating air, an evaporator for cooling the air circulated by the air circulating means, and a rear opening in which a product outlet is opened or closed by a front door on the front and opened on the rear side In a showcase that is formed in a box shape and includes a storage box placed on a product placement shelf, and holds the product placed on the product placement shelf in a desired temperature state, An auxiliary storage portion is provided at the rear end portion of the storage box so as to be movable according to the depth of the product placement shelf. The auxiliary storage portion has a substantially U shape with an open top surface, and a lower rear end portion of the side plate of the storage box. Rotating around the support shaft Showcase, wherein the door.

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